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Sustainable thinking [electronic resource] : ethical approaches to design and design management / Aaris Sherin.

By: Sherin, AarisSeries: Required reading rangeCourse reader: Publisher: London ; New York, NY : Fairchild Books, 2018Edition: First edDescription: 1 online resource (192 p.) : col. ill001: 44131ISBN: 9781350039773 (online)Other title: Ethical approaches to design and design managementSubject(s): Sustainable design -- Study and teaching | Sustainability -- Study and teaching | Design -- Social aspectsAdditional physical formats: OriginalDDC classification: 745.2 LOC classification: NK1520 | .S54 2018Online resources: Click here to access online Also issued in print.
Contents:
The basics of sustainability and design -- Strategies -- Design creating change -- Design making change -- Envisioning sustainable systems -- Implementing sustainable practices.
Summary: "This work explores how values and sustainability can reshape the way design management is practiced and applied. The book discusses how designers can combine innovative creative thinking with analytical problem-solving skills to produce outputs that are business ready and ethically driven. This book will help design managers to use traditional design competencies in visionary ways, and enable them to engage with a diverse set of stakeholders to solve universal design problems. It is packed with international examples showing how ethical design can be utilized effectively. The book is beautifully designed and has 200 photographs illustrating the use of ethical design. Case studies and projects ensure readers will gain a clear and practical understanding of ethics-driven design and effective business practices."--Bloomsbury Publishing.Summary: "Sustainable Thinking explores how values and sustainability can reshape the way design management is practised and applied. The book discusses how designers can combine innovative creative thinking with analytical problem-solving skills to produce outputs that are business ready and ethically driven. Examples from a wide range of practitioners who work within the field of sustainable design are examined through case studies, and engaging activities suggest ways for students and practitioners to explore introducing sustainable thinking into their work"--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-185) and index.

Includes online resources (pages 186-187).

1. The basics of sustainability and design -- 2. Strategies -- 3. Design creating change -- 4. Design making change -- 5. Envisioning sustainable systems -- 6. Implementing sustainable practices.

"This work explores how values and sustainability can reshape the way design management is practiced and applied. The book discusses how designers can combine innovative creative thinking with analytical problem-solving skills to produce outputs that are business ready and ethically driven. This book will help design managers to use traditional design competencies in visionary ways, and enable them to engage with a diverse set of stakeholders to solve universal design problems. It is packed with international examples showing how ethical design can be utilized effectively. The book is beautifully designed and has 200 photographs illustrating the use of ethical design. Case studies and projects ensure readers will gain a clear and practical understanding of ethics-driven design and effective business practices."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

"Sustainable Thinking explores how values and sustainability can reshape the way design management is practised and applied. The book discusses how designers can combine innovative creative thinking with analytical problem-solving skills to produce outputs that are business ready and ethically driven. Examples from a wide range of practitioners who work within the field of sustainable design are examined through case studies, and engaging activities suggest ways for students and practitioners to explore introducing sustainable thinking into their work"--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Also issued in print.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

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